Girls' name · since 1929
Ranee
1,393 babies named Ranee in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,393
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,393 girls have been named Ranee since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranee has been recorded 1,393 times among girls since 1929, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2013.
- #5,987 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,393 born since 1929
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranee ranks #5,987 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,393 born since 1929, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,393
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ranee's 1,393 recorded births place it above 91.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Ranee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ranee splits its recorded history at 1975: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ranee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2013
- Peak year (1971)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Ranee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (467 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Ranee's strongest decade.
467 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ranee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 54
1940s
54 births
- 1950s
1950s
220 births
- 1960s
1960s
327 births
- 1970s
1970s
467 births
- 1980s 169
1980s
169 births
- 1990s 99
1990s
99 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 467 births (34% of all-time use).
How Ranee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ranee's total volume
Ranee by state
Where Ranee concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 33 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 29 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 26 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 9 | 0.6% |
55 of 1,393 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Ranee's data
- Ranee's decade-level peak was the 1970s (467 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ranees (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ranee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~84 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1929–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ranee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.